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CHARTER 



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B'Y^-X«ATArS 



OF THE 



FrarikZiri Institute, 



OP THE 



STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, 



FOR THE 



PROMOTION OF THE MECHANIC ARTS. 



PHILADELPHIA : 
Wm. p. Kildarb, Printer, 734 & 736 Sansom Street, 






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>^ CHARTER 



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OF THB 



FrcLTikliri TnstitiLte, 



OP THE 



STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, 



FOR THE 



PROMOTION OF THE MECHANIC ARTS. 



PHILADELPHIA; 
Wm. p. Kildarb, Printer, 734 & 736 Sansom Street, 

1875. 






LiBBAP.T. 

-»t Stat?;. 
UXITLICA12. 






AK ACT 

To amend and alter the Act incorporating the Franklin Insti- 
tute of the State of Pennsylvania for the Promotion of the 
Mechanic Arts. 

Whereas: The Act approved March Thirtieth, 
one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, incor- 
porating the Franklin Institute of the State of Penn- 
sylvania, for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts, 
has been found insufficient and inconvenient for 
accomplishing the objects of said corporation, and 
the said corporation has applied for alteration and 
amendment thereof. 

Sectioist 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Hotise 
of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl- 
vania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby en- 
acted by the authority of the same^ That the present 
members of said corporation, and all such persons 
as may hereafter become members thereof, shall be, 
and are hereby created a body politic and corporate 
by the name of the *' Franklin Institute of tub 
State of Pennsylvania for the Promotion of 
THE Mechanic Arts," and shall have perpetual 
succession, be able to sue and be sued, to plead and 
be impleaded, to have and use a common seal, and 
the same to break, alter, and renew at pleasure, and 

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shall be able to take, hold, purchase, and enjoy such 
real and other estates of any nature or kind what- 
soever as they may obtain by purchase, devise, 
bequest or gift, and the same at their pleasure to 
sell, lease, mortgage, pledge, encumber, or dispose 
of as they may deem proper or convenient for pro- 
moting the objects of the said corporation ; and the 
said corporation shall have the like power over any 
real or other estates now owned or held by them ; 
Provided^ That the clear yearly value of the real 
estate at any time held by them shall not exceed 
ten thousand dollars. 

■ Sect. 2. That it shall be lawful for the said cor- 
poration to raise funds for the payment of its present 
indebtedness, and for all other purposes of the said 
corporation, to create and sell such number of 
shares of stock, at ten dollars each, as may be 
deemed proper to represent the estates of the said 
corporation, and the certificates of such stock shall 
be in such form, be transferable in such manner, 
subject to such payments, and entitle the holder 
thereof to such privileges as the said corporation 
may, by its by-laws in reference to such stock, grant 
and direct. 

Sect. 3. The object of the said corporation shall 
be the promotion and encouragement of manufac- 
tures and the mechanical and useful arts, by the 
establishment of lectures on the sciences connected 



with them, by the formation of cabinets of models, 
minerals, machines, materials and products, by ex- 
hibitions and premiums, by a library, and by all 
such measures as they may judge expedient. 

Sect. 4. The members of the said corporation 
shall consist of manufacturers, mechanics, artisans, 
and persons friendly to the mechanic arts, and of 
such stockholders in said corporation as may, by the 
by-laws, be entitled to the privileges of members; 
and every member shall pay such sum for an an- 
nual or life subscription as the by-laws of said cor- 
poration may require; and honorary and corre- 
sponding members may be elected at such times, 
and in such a way, and with such privileges as said 
corporation may deem expedient. 

Sect. 5. The said corporation shall be managed 
in such way, and by such number of officers, mana- 
gers, and other persons as the by-laws may pre- 
scribe ; and the powers and functions of such officers, 
managers and other persons, the rights and duties 
of members, the manner of their election, and the 
causes which may justify their expulsion or sus- 
pension, and all other concerns of the said corpora, 
tion shall be fixed and regulated by its by-laws, 
which by-laws shall be adopted by said corporation 
at the first monthly meeting after the acceptance of 
this amended Charter, and said by-laws shall be 

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altered and amended only in the manner provided 
in said by-laws as then adopted. 

Sect. 6. So much of the Act to which this is a 
Supplement as is inconsistent herewith is repealed 



Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 
April 26th, 1864. 

I certify that the foregoing Bill passed both 
branches of the Legislature, and received the sig- 
nature of the Governor on this day. As witness 
my hand the day and year above written. 

(Signed) ELI SLTFER, 

Secretary of the Commonwealth. 



BY-LAWS 



ARTICLE 1,—Stoch. 

Section 1. The Real and Personal Estates of the 
Institute shall be valued at &'a;<(?/ Thousand Dollars^ 
and shall be represented by Six Thousand Shares of 
Stock of the par value of Ten Dollars each. Said 
shares shall be divided into two classes, viz. — 

First Class — Shares not registered for use: on which 
no annual payment shall be charged or collected, 
and the holders thereof shall not have the privileges 
of members of the Institute, but may, if of legal 
age, vote at any annual election for officers, mana- 
gers and auditors, upon the payment of One Dollar 
upon each share of stock on which they may desire 
to vote: Provided, however, such share shall have 
been held by the same person at least three months 
before such election. 

Shares of the First Class may be converted into 
shares of the Second Class, at the pleasure of the 
owners : provided the transfer be approved by the 
Board of Managers; but, when once so converted, 
they shall always continue in the Second Class. 

Second Class — Shares registered for use: on which 



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Three Dollars per annum shall be due and payable 
in advance on the first day of October in each year. 
except as hereinafter provided. 

All subscriptions to stock shall be approved bj 
the Board of Managers before the certificate can be 
issued. 

Sect. 2. The holders of Second Class stock shal] 
be entitled to the use of the library, lectures, and 
reading-room: and, if of legal age, to all other pri- 
vileges of membership in the Institute, so long as 
they make the annual payment in advance: and 
shall, on the payment of One Dollar therefor, be 
entitled to a Certificate of Membership. 

Sect. 3. If the annual dues for two successive 
years remain unpaid at the expiration of two and 
a-half years, on any share of stock of the Second 
Class, such share shall then become forfeited to the 
Institute; but such forfeiture may be remitted by a 
unanimous vote of the Board of Managers. 

SiiCT. 4. Certificates for the First Class stock 
may be issued for any number of shares in a single 
certificate; but every certificate for the Second Class 
shall be for one share only. 

Sect. 5. All certificates of stock shall be signed 
by the President and Secretary; shall be issued by 
the Actuary, and shall be transferable only on the 
books of the Institute by the owner, or his legal 
representative, on the surrender of the old certifi 



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cate, and on the payment of the Stamp Tax, and of 
a fee of twenty -five cents for each certificate. 

Sec^ 6. No share of stock in the Second C:as8 
shall be transferred until all arrearages and fines 
are paid, and all books and tickets returned, and 
the transfer approved bj the Board of Managers. 

Sect. 7. The Boa^d of Managers may, with any 
surplus funds, purchase shares of stock of the Insti- 
tute, at a price not exceeding Ten Dollars per 
share. 

Sect. 8. The shares of stock obtained by the In- 
stitute by legacies, donations, forfeiture or purchase, 
may, by order of the Board of Managers, be re-sold, 
but not for a less sum than Ten Dollars per share. 

Sect. 9. The property represented by the stock 
shall be kept amply insured against loss by fire, 
and shall not be sold, pledged, mortgaged, or en- 
cumbered in any way, unless by authority of a vote 
of two-thirds of the whole stock represented at a 
meeting of the stockholders, called for that purpose 
by public notice in at least three daily papers pub- 
lished in the City of Philadelphia, for one month 
previous to the day of meeting; the purpose of such 
meeting to be stated in the notice. 

Sect. 10. Whenever, in the opinion of the Board 
of Managers, the increased value of the property of 
the Institute shall justify an increase in the number 
of shares of stock, they may, by resolution, provide 



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for sucli increase, stating the number of additional 
shares to be created ; and such resolution shall be 
submitted to a special meeting of the stockholders, 
to be called for the purpose of acting on such reso- 
lution. Notice of such a meeting of stockholders 
shall be given by publication in two daily papers, 
printed and published in the City of Philadelphia 
daily for two weeks, and, if at such meeting, th€ 
resolution for such increase of stock shall be ap- 
proved by the vote of a majority of the shares 
represented at such meeting, the capital stock shall 
be increased accordingly, and the shares so created 
shall be placed in all respects on the same footing 
of the original shares of stock. 

AETICLE IL— Members. 

Section 1. The members shall consist of manu- 
facturers, mechanics, artisans, and persons friendly 
to the Mechanic Arts, and maybe either annual 
contributors, life members, holders of Second Class 
stock, honorary or corresponding members. 

Sect. 2. The name, occupation, and place of busi- 
ness or residence of any person, other than a holder 
of Second Class stock, desirous of becoming a mem- 
ber, shall be entered in a book (kept for the purpose 
in the HaU of the Institute, always open for inspec- 
tion,) by any member of the Institute, who shall 
enter his own name at the same time with that of 
the candidate whom he proposes. These names so 



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proposed stall be acted upon by the Board of Mana 
gers from time to time. 

Sect. 3. No person shall be entitled to the privi^ 
leges of membership, unless he be of legal age, and 
shall have paid his annual contributions, and shall 
have signed the Charter and By-Laws. 

Sect. 4. Honorary and Corresponding Members 
shall be nominated by the Board of Managers, and 
shall require for their election four- fifths of ths 
votes of the members present at any meeting at 
which their nomination may be acted upon. 

Sect. 5. Members shall be entitled to a Certificate 
of Membership on payment of One Dollar. 

Sect. 6. Eesignations of membership shall be 
made to the Board of Managers in writing, bat 
shall not be accepted until all daes, arrears, and 
fines have been paid, and books and tickets returned. 

Sect. 7. Members whose yearly dues are in arrears 
for more than three years, shall be considered as 
having resigned, and the Actuary is directed to 
strike their names from the list of members. 

ARTICLE 111.— Payments. 

Section 1. Every member, other than a holder 
of Second Class stock, shall pay an annual contri- 
bution of Five Dollars; but the payment of Fifty 
Dollarsvfhhm anyone year shall constitute a mem- 
ber for life, with an exemption from all annual 
payments. 



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Sect. 2. Stock of the Second Class may be held 
in trust for persons not of legal age, and shall be 
liable to the payment of only one- half the annual 
fees due upon stock of Second Class held by persons 
of legal age; provided, that when such minors arrive 
at legal age, new certificates, subject to the full 
annual contribution, shall issue on payment of the 
customary fee. 

Sect. 3. The annual payments of fees for mem- 
bership shall be due and payable on the 1st of Oc- 
tober in each year, in advance; but all members 
elected after the 31st of January in each year shall 
pay, in advance, at the rate oi fifty cents a month to 
the 1st of October next ensuing. 

Sect. 4. The holder of not less than ten shares 
of stock of the First Class in his own name, shall 
be entitled to all the privileges of membership, and 
shall be exempt from annual fees. 

ARTICLE TV,— Officers. 

The officers shall be a President, three Vice- 
Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer, twenty-four 
Managers, and three Auditors. Two-thirds of the 
Managers shall be manufacturers or mechanics. 

ARTICLE Y.— Election of Officers. 

Section 1. An election for officers shall be hela 
on the third Wednesday in January in each year. 
At this election, the President, the Secretary, and 



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the Treasurer, shall be elected to serve one year^ 
and one Vice-President, eight Managers, and one- 
Auditor shall be elected to serve for three years; 
provided, that the officers now elected, or may here- 
after be elected, shall continue to serve until their 
successors be elected. No person shall be allowed 
to vote unless all his arrears are paid. 

Sect. 2. All elections for officers of the Institute 
shall be by ballot. 

Sect. 8. The President shall, at the stated meet- 
ing in December, annually, appoint seven members 
of the Institute to conduct the election for officers 
to be held on the third Wednesday in January, and 
to act as judges of said election. They shall meet 
at the Hall of the Institute at four o'clock, p. M., on 
the day of the election then and there open the polls 
for said election, keepmg the polls open until eight 
o'clock, p. M., and making a record of the name of 
each voter. On the closing of the polls they shall 
forthwith count the votes and report the result to 
the President. 

In case any one or more judges of said election 
shall fail to attend, the judges present on the day 
of the election shall have power to fill the vacancies. 

AETICLE 'Nl.— President. 

It shall be the duty of the President, or, in his 
absence, of one of the Vice-Presidents, in order of 

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seniority of election, or, in their absence, of a Pre- 
sident to be cbcsen pro tempore^ to preside at all 
meetings of the Institute and of the Board of Mana- 
gers, preserve order therein, put all questions, and 
announce all decisions. 

AETICLE Nil.— Secretary. 

Section 1. The Secretary of the Institute shall 
be a person of scientific and literary attainments,, 
and shall receive such annual compensation for hi& 
services as may be fixed by the Board of Managers^ 

Sect. 2. His duties shall be to receive members- 
and strangers visiting the Institute ; to take charge 
of the Library, Cabinets, and other property of the 
Institute under the direction of the various Com- 
mittees and Curators; to present and read at each 
meeting of the Institute a statement of such scientific 
discoveries, mechanical improvements, or novelties 
in the arts or engineering, as he may deem of inte- 
rest to the members; and to perform such other 
duties as he may deem, advisable to promote the 
objects of the Institute, or such as may, from time 
to time, be designated by the Institute. He shall 
also answer all letters addressed to the Institute^ 
except those relating to stock, finance, or of a busi- 
ness character; open and maintain such correspond- 
ence as may promote its interests ; notify honorary 
and corresponding members of their election, and 
Committees of the Institute of their a 



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and acknowledge all donations to the Library or 
Cabinets in the Journal^ and to the donors thereof 
at his discretion. He shall report, or cause to be 
reported, the proceedings of the Institute, and shall 
deliver the report thereof, or an abstract of it, to 
the editor for publication. 

Sect. 3. In case of the absence or sickness of the 
Secretary, it shall be the duty of the President to 
appoint a person to perform the duties of the posi- 
tion pro tempore. 

Sect. 4. A suitable person or persons shall be 
appointed by the Secretary, with the sanction of the 
Board, to act as Janitor and Librarian, who may be 
dismissed by the Secretary for misconduct. 

ARTICLE Yin.— Treasurer. 

It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to receive 
from the Actuary all moneys and other securities 
of the Institute, and deposit them, in the name of 
the corporation, in such institution as the Board of 
Managers may direct. He shai. make no payments 
without written vouchers from the Board of Mana- 
gers. He shall keep accurate accounts of the in- 
come and disbursements of the Institute, exhibit an 
accurate statement of his receipts and payments at 
each stated meeting of the Board of Managers, and 
of the condition of the finances of the Institute when- 
ever called on by them, and shall make an annual 



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statement thereof at the annual meeting of the Insti- 
tute. He shall give bonds for the faithful perform- 
anee of his trust. 



ARTICLE IX.— Auditors. 

The Auditors shall examine the Treasurer's ac- 
counts and compare them with the orders of the 
Board of Managers, and vouching for their correct- 
ness. 

ARTICLE X. 
Organization and Government of Sections. 

Section 1. For the promotion and encourage- 
ment of manufactures and the mechanic arts, as well 
as of the sciences connected with them, members 
of the Franklin Institute may form Sections and 
hold meetings in the Hall, or such other rooms as 
may be provided for them by the Board of Mana- 
gers. These Sections shall be constituted as here- 
inafter provided, and shall have precedence in the 
order of their formation. 

Sect. 2. Any number of members, not less than 
twelve, may constitute a Section. 

Sect. 3. Members associating to form a Section 
shall make written application to the Board of 
Managers of the Frank'in Institute, at any of their 
Btated meetings, in iiie loUowiDar words: - 



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"The undersigned, members of the Franklin In- 
stitute, request that they may be constituted the 
( ^ ) Section of the Franklin Institute of 
Pennsylvania." 

This application shall be considered by the Board 
of Managers, and if approved by them, the Section 
shall be established, and the names of the petition- 
ers shall be recorded on the minutes as the founders 
of that Section, and shall be reported by the Board 
of Managers to the Institute at its next meeting. 
Whenever the petitioners have organized, they shall 
report such organization, with the names of their 
officers to the Board. But if they shall fail to or- 
ganize such Section within six months after the 
date of said approval, all action relative to said 
Section shall be void. If an established Section 
shall fail to report to the Institute at large its pro- 
ceedings during any period of twelve months, it 
shall be the duty of the Eesident Secretary to in- 
form the Institute and the Board of Managers that 
such Section is extinct. 

Sect. 4. Sections established in conformity with 
Section 3 may increase their number by election, 
and may also appoint corresponding and honorary 
members; but only members, corresponding mem- 
bers, and honorary members of the Franklin Insti- 

NoTE. — The blank is to be filled with the name indicativ* 
of the peculiar scope of the Section 

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tute shall be eligible as members, corresponding or 
honorary members of any of its Sections. 

Sect. 5. Every member of a Section shall pay to 
its Treasurer an initiation fee and an annual contri- 
bution such as may be determined by the Section 
in question, provided that the amount of either 
shall not exceed the sum of two dollars ($2) in any 
•Section. 

Sect. 6. The officers of each Section shall be : a 
President, one or more Vice-Presidents, a Recorder, 
»a Treasurer, a Corresponding Secretary, and one or 
more Conservators, who shall be elected by its 
members at its first meeting, and subsequently at 
the first meeting in January each year. 

Sect. 7. Each Section shall make its own By- 
Laws not inconsistent with the Charter and By- 
Laws of the Franklin Institute; control its own 
funds, and pay the expenses peculiar to the Section. 
The Listitute shall not be responsible for debts 
contracted by any Section, or by any officer or 
member thereof. 

Sect. 8. Members, corresponding members and 
honora'-y members of the Institute shall be entitled 
to attend the meetings of any of its Sections, but 
not take part in the discussion or business of the 
Section, except under such rules and provisions as 
the Section may make. 

Sect. 9. The books, papers, apparatus, specimens. 



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models, and all other collections of each Section, 
shall be the property of the Institute, held for the 
use of that Section. Donations of objects or books 
to or for any Section shall be received and reported 
to the Board of Managers as donations to the Insti- 
tute, for the use of that Section. 

Sect. 10. At the first meeting of each Section it 
shall determine, subject to the approval of the Board 
of Managers, the times of its stated meetings. 

Sect. 11. Each Section shall submit to the Insti 
tute, at ev^ry stated meeting, the record of its pro- 
ceedings for the month, a written summary thereof 
to be engrossed in the Secretary's Report. 

Sect. 12. Papers read before any Section, and 
approved by the same, shall be referred to the 
Committee on Publications of the Institute, and if 
accepted by them, shall be publ>shed in the Journal 
of the Institute. 

Sect. 13. Societies now existing, or hereafter 
founded for the consideration of any subjects clearly 
within the scope of the Franklin Institute, and 
which may desire to connect themselves with the 
Institute as Sections, shall furnish a list of such of 
their members as have declared their willingness 
to become members of the Institute, to the Board 
of Managers, accompanying said list with an appli- 
cation in the following form: — 

*' We, the undersigned, members of the , 



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desire to be constituted a Section of the 

Franklin Institute." 

Sect. 14. On all points not provided for in the 
above Sections, each Section shall be governed bj 
the Charter, By-Laws, and usages of the Institute. 

ARTICLE XL— 0/ Committees, 

Section" 1. There shall be the following Standing 
Committees, each to consist of ten members, to be 
appointed by the President, at the first meeting 
after the annual election, who may be aided in his 
choice by nominations made at the annual meeting. 
All members notified of their appointment to any 
committees, if they do not decline before the next 
stated meeting, shall be considered members thereof. 

1. On the Library. 

2. On the Cabinet of Models. 

3. On the Cabinet of Minerals and Geological 

Specimens. 

4. On the Cabinet of Arts and Manufactures. 

5. On Meteorology. 

6. On Meetings. 

Sect. 2. There shall be a Committee on Science 
and the Arts, which shall consist of such members 
of the Institute as shall voluntarily enroll their 
names as members thereof in a book to be provided 
for the purpose, aud who will, by enrolling their 
names, pledge themselves to perform such duties 



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(to be therein described), as may devolve upon 
tbem, and to sustain, by their labors, the scientific 
character of the Institute. 

The Committee shall, within one month after the 
annual meeting of the Institute in each year, hold 
a meeting, at which they shall elect a chairman and 
adopt rules for their government, not inconsistent 
with the By-Laws of the Institute. Sub-committees 
to examine any subject shall be appointed by the 
chairman, and shall make their reports in writing, 
signed by the members thereof. It shall be the 
duty of the chairman to submit to the Institute, at 
its stated meetings, such reports of sub-committees, 
when approved by the general committee, as he 
may deem of interest to the Institute, and such 
reports, when published, shall have attached to them 
the signatures of the sub-committees making them. 

Applications for the examination of any subject 
shall be made to the Chairman of the Committee, 
either by the Institute, or by the Secretary, who 
shall receive such applications from inventors and 
others. 

Sect, 3. Each of the committees named in the 
first section shall choose, at their first meeting after 
their appointment, a chairmain. 
" The Committee on the Library, on Meetings, 
and on Science and Arts, shall meet at least once 
in each month, the other committees at the call 
of their chairman. 



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Eecords of their proceedings shall be kept by the 
Actuary. 

They shall report to the iDstitute, and shall be 
governed by such rules, not inconsistent with these 
By-Laws, as may be adopted by them respectively. 
All special committees must report to the Institute 
in writing, at the next stated meeting succeeding 
their appointment, otherwise they may be considered 
discharged. 

Sect. 4. No bills for expenses incurred by com- 
mittees shall be paid, unless certified to by such 
committee at a regular meeting, examined by the 
Auditors, and authorized by the Board of Managers. 

ARTICLE Xll,— Meetings, 

Section 1. The Institute shall hold stated meet- 
ings on the third Wednesday of each month, ex- 
cepting in July and August. That on the third 
Wednesday in January of each year shall be styled 
the annual meeting. 

Sect. 2. Special meetings shall be called by order 
of the President, upon request of the Board of 
Managers, or the written application of twelve 
members of the Institute. Fifteen members shall 
constitute a quorum. 

AETICLE XIU,— Order of Business. 

Section 1. The stated meetings of the Institute 
shall be held at the hour of 8 o'clock, p. m. 



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Sect. 2. The order shall be as follows : 

1. Eeading of the Minutes. 

2. Eeports from the Board of Managers. 

3. Eeports from Standing Committees, &o 

(1) On the Library. 

(2) On the Cabinet of Minerals, &o. 

(3) on the Cabinet of Models. 

(4) On the Cabinet of Arts and Manufactures 

(5) On Meter ology. 

(6) On Meetings. 

(7) On Science and the Arts. 

(8) The Curators. 

4. Eeports from Special Committees. 

5. The paper announced for the evening 

6. The Secretary's Eeport. 

7. Deferred Business. 

8. Consideration of New Business. 

Sect. 3. At the annual meetings the reception of 
the report of the judges of the election shall always 
be in order. 

Sect. 4. The order of business may be altered 
for any meeting, by a vote of two-thirds of the 
members present thereat. 

AETICLE XiY.— Rules. 

The Institute, at its meetings, shall be governed 
by the following rules: — 
First. All resolutions must be presented in writings 



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Bigned by the mover, and must be seconded and 
announced by the Chair before consideration. 

Second. Any member rising to speak, shall be 
announced by the Chair before proceeding. 

Third. The name of the mover of any resolution 
announced by the Chair shall bo entered in the 
minutes. 

Fourth, No member shall be allowed to speak 
more than twice on any resolution, unless by special 
premission granted by the meeting, except he be 
the mover thereof, or the chairman of the committee 
reporting it, who shall have the privilege of closing 
the debate. 

Fifth, The yeas and nays shall be called at the 
request of five members. Each member attending 
any meeting of the Institute shall, as he enters the 
Hall, report his name to the Janitor, to be recorded 
in a book to be kept for the purpose. 

Sixth, The Chair shall decide whether any reso- 
lution does or does not pertain to the objects of the 
Institute; and, in the latter case, shall decide it out 
of order. 

Seventh, Nominations for officers to be elected at 
the annual meeting shall be made at the stated 
meeting in December, and the names of nominees 
not declining shall be published, by posting in the 
Hall, thereafter until the election. 

Eighth. The first four rules hereinbefore stated, 
or either of them, may, by a vote of two-thirds of 



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I lie mernhors present at any meeting, be suspended 
fbi tliat meeting. 

ARTICLE XY.— Board of Managers. 

Section" 1. All the officers of the Society, except 
the Auditors, shall be ex-officio members of the 
Board, to which shall be confided all matters of 
finance, all affairs of the Institute not immediately 
connected with scientific subjects, or with the me- 
chanic arts, with authority to devise and execute 
all measures which niay advance its interests, and 
to elect members of the Institute, except Honorary 
and Corresponding Members. 

Sect. 2. The Board of Managers shall keep regu- 
lar minutes of their proceedings, which shall be 
open at all times to the inspection of members of 
the Institute. 

Sect. 3. They shall, at the annual meeting of the 
Institute, present a report of their proceedings and 
of the condition of the affairs of the Institute. 

Sect. 4. They shall hold stated meetings once in 
each month. They shall select their own officers, 
except the chairman, who shall be the President of 
the Institute, and shall be at liberty to make by- 
laws for their own regulation, not inconsistent with 
the Charter, or with the By-Laws of the Institute. 
Seven of their members shall constitute a quorum, 

Sect. 5. All vacancies in the Board of Managers 

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shall be filled at the next stated meeting of the'In 
stitute. 

ARTICLE XYL~A7nendments. 

These By-Laws may be altered in the following 
manner : — 

Propositions for amendments shall be made at a 
stated meeting, in writing. They may be consid- 
ered when presented, but shall be acted upon at the 
next stated meeting, and shall be considered adopted, 
when agreed to by two-thirds of the members pre- 
sent, except in the case of Article I., relating to 
Capital Stock, which cannot be altered, unless 
agreed to by a majority of the stock represented, 
[n all cases notice of proposed amendments shall 
be given by publication, weekly, in two or more 
newspapers puolished in the City of Philadelphia, 
and such publication be continued till the proposed 
amendments are disposed. 



BY-LAWS 

OF THE 



Section 1. Officers. — The President of the Insti- 
tute, or, in his absence, the Vice-President, in order 
of seniority of election, or, in the absence of both, 
a member elected pro tempore^ shall preside at all 
meetings of the Board. Eecords of its proceedings 
shall be kept by the Actuary. 

Sect. 2. Meetings, — The Board shall hold a meet- 
ing for the purpose of organizing, appointing an 
Actuary, Standing Committees, &c., on the fourth 
Wednesday in January, and regular meetings on 
the second Wednesday of each m.onth, at eight 
o'clock, p. M. 

Skct. 3. Special meetings may be called by the 
President, whenever he shall deem the same neces- 
sary. In case of his absence or refusal to call a 
special meeting on the written request of five mem- 
bers of the Board of Managers, such special meet- 
ing shall be called by the Actuary. 

Sect. 4. Actuary, — An Actuary shall be appointed 
by the Board at their first meetino- after the annual 



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election. He shall keep a correct record of their 
proceedings ; keep a roll of the members, and note 
their attendance thereon ; give notice of all meet- 
ings of the Board, and of committees, by circulars, 
delivered at least two days prior to the day of meet- 
ing ; act as Secretary of all Standing Committees of 
the Board ; notify all committees of the Board of 
their appointment, and transmit to the chairman of 
each all papers or documents relating to the subject 
to be considered or acted upon. He shall collect 
and receive all moneys due to the Institute and 
hand them over to the Treasurer ; shall act as agent 
of the Journal of the Institute^ and shall transact 
such other business of the Institute as the Board 
shall direct. In all matters he shall be subject to 
the direction and control of the Board, and he shall 
be entitled to receive such yearly compensation as 
they may determine. 

determine. 

Sect. 5. Resignations.— AW resignations of mem- 
bership of the Board, after acceptance thereof, shall 
be reported to the Institute at its next stated meeting. 

Members who have not attended six regular 
meetings prior to the stated meetings of the Insti- 
tute in December, shall be reported thereat as hav. 
ing resigned, unless it be unanimously voted by the 
Board, at its stated meeting in December, that such 
member has been absent from reasons absolutely 
unavoidable. 



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Sect. 6. Standing Committees, — The following 
Standing Committees, consisting of five members 
each, shall be appointed by the President and ap- 
proved by the Board:— 

1. On Instruction. 

2. On Election and resignation of members. 

3. On Stocks and Finance. 

4. On Publications. 

5. On Exhibitions. 

6. On Sectional Arrangements. 

It shall be the duty of these committees to keep 
regular minutes of their proceedings, and report 
them monthly to the Board. 

Sect. 7. Curators, — Two members of the Board 
shall be selected at their first meeting after the 
mnual election, to serve as curators for the ensuing 
jrear. They shall have charge of all the property 
3f the Institute, except such records, papers and 
books, as may be assigned to the ofiicers. They 
shall keep regular minutes of their proceedings, 
md report the same to the Board at its regular 
meetings. 

Sect. 8. Professorships.— l^hevQ shall be Professors 
3f Chemistry, Natural Philosophy, Mechanics, and 
Dther departments, as the Board of Managers may 
direct: to be elected by the Board, and to receive 
such compensation as the Board may, from tim.e to 
time, determine. 



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Sect. 9. Order of Business, — The order ixt the 
atated meetings shall be as follows: — 

1. Calling the roll. 

2. Eeading the minutes and acting thereon. 

3. Eeport from the Treasurer. 

4. Reports from Standing Committees and acting 

thereon. 
(1.) On Instruction. 

(2.) On Election and Resignation of Members 
(3.) On Stocks and Finance. 
(4.) On Publications. 
(5.) On Exhibitions. 
(6.) On Sectional Arrangements. 

5. Reports from Special Committees and acting 

thereon. 

6. Reading correspondence. 

7. Donations. 

3. Deferred business. 
9. New business. 

10. Excuses for non-attendance and action thereou. 

11. Calling the roll. 

Sect. 10. Amendments. — These By-Laws may be 
altered at any stated meeting of the Board; pro- 
vided, the alteration be approved by two-thirds of 
the members present. 



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TERMS AND PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERSHIP. 



Each Member and Adult Holder of Seco nd Class Stock, 

when not in arrears for Dues is entitled to attend the meet- 
ings of the Institute, the use of the Library and Reading- 
Room, and to tickets for himself and a lady to the Lectures. 

Contributing Members pay Five Dollars each year. The pay- 
ment of Fifty Dollars in any one year secures Life-Member- 
ship, without annual dues. 

Shares of Stock, Ten Dollars. 

Second Class Stock has an annual tax of Three Dollars per 
share, entitling the holder of one share to the privileges of 
Membership. 

The Holder of Ten or more Shares of First Class Stock is en- 
titled to all the privileges of Membership without payment 
of annual dues. 

Minor Children, Wards and Apprentices of members not in 
arrears, by payment of Two Dollars, have use of Library 
and Reading, Room, and admission to Lectures, or Lectures 
alone for One Dollar. 

Minors, holding a ^hare of Second Class Stock, by paying One 
Dollar and Fifty Cents per year, have use of Library and 
Reading Room, and admission to Lectures. 

The Journal of the Franklin Institute, Published Monthly, 
subscription Five Dollars per year, in advance. Members 
and Stockholders, not in arrears, can have -one copy at 
Three Dollars, in advance. 



